Let’s face it; human beings are the only species on the planet that endure extraordinary and even dangerous remedies for hair loss. The rest of the animal kingdom just moves on. Humans have been losing hair since time immemorial. Unfortunately, human beings have tried almost everything under the sun to restore normal hair growth. Despite the fact that these remedies are mainly futile, they live on in folklore, like urban legends. Consider that almost none of the widely used folk remedies have any scientific evidence to support them. More importantly, if any of them worked, why are so many people still bald?

According to folklore, baldness sufferers only need to rub the scalp with an egg yolk and leave it on the affected area for an hour. Wash the hair to remove the egg yolk. Rinse, Repeat, Repeat! Eggs are plentiful and relatively cheap. They are certainly cheaper than hair transplants. So why haven’t the millions of bald people worldwide been able to restore their normal hair growth with this home remedy?

On the other hand, people who use castor oil as a home remedy for hair loss must not only rub the oil into the scalp and hair roots, but they must also wrap their head in newspaper and leave both the oil and newspaper on their head overnight. Folklore dictates that this treatment must be repeated for at least seven nights to see results. It’s likely that even after washing the hair every morning, the accumulation of ink from the newsprint will be enough to give many hair loss sufferers hope, if not more hair.

Red Henna is a dye made from a plant found in parts of Asia and Africa. To use it as a home remedy for hair loss, you must spread it on the affected area of the scalp and leave it on your head for about an hour. Wash, rinse, repeat for at least 10 days. If your hair doesn’t return, at least you’ll have a great new hair color – red! That is sure to make your thinning hair less noticeable.